Broom.



V. E. CLARK.

BROOM.

APPLICATION TILED JAN.30,1911.

Patented Jan. 16, 19.12.

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VICTOR E. CLARK, OF GRAND RAPIDS, yINTICHIGN, ASSIGNOR TO THE VICTOR lBROOI Y COMPANY, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

y Application filed January 30, 1911. SerialNo. 605,557.

To all whom 'it may concern: i

Be it known that LvVio'ron E. CLARK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brooms; and lY do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to` make and use the same.

4My invention relates to improvements in brooms, and its object is to provide a broom so constructed that the brush part of the same maybe readily removed when the same becomes worn and a new one inserted, and to provide the same with various new and useful features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which :m-

Figure l is a perspective of a device embodying my invention; F ig. 2 a central vertical section of the same; and Fig. 3 a hori- -ontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the tigures.

1 represents the brush portion of a broom of substantially the saine shape and material as are usually made of broom corn, except that the upper end terminates in a substantially horizontal plane and the material is secured only by means of sewing through the same as at 2 in the manner usual in making brooms. Above where the brush is secured in this way the ends of the broom corn or other material is unsecured and extends upward a sullicient distance to be secured in a sheet metal clamp consisting` of opposing members 3 spaced apart a suitable distance and at the top provided with inwardly projecting concave membersl to oppsitelycngage the sides ofthe handle 7. The upper part of each member is preferably in the form of a semi-circular arch and the interior of each arch is severed in. a semicircle and turned inward at right angles and provided with an opening 9 to receive the tapered and screw-threaded end 8 of the handle 7. rI he bottom of each member is curved inward as at 6 to form a stift'cning member and also to more securely clamp the broom therebetween. At the lower corners of each member are end extensions 10 turned inward at right angles and slidably overlapping each other. These clamp members' are preferably made of stamped sheetmetal and are Adrawn toward each other close tapered and `screw threaded end of the Patented Jan. 16,1912. y

handle extending through the openings in the overlapped inwardly t-urned portions 5 whereby they are drawn towardl each other by the tapered screw thread. This tapered end of the handle is also forced downward and into the upper portion of the brushby rotating the same. The. inwardly projecting members 4 at the top serve to hold the upper part of the clamp members spaced apart and traverse the handle as the same is forced downward by the screw. The device thus securely holds the brush in place for Vuse and when the same is worn, or otherwise useless, by turning the handle to run the screw out the brush can be released and a new one inserted and securely clamped therein by turning the handle in to place. Should the brush become loosened in the clamp by use, it is readily tightened by turning the handle in a little farther, the device thus serving to detachably and securely hold the brush in place and being obviously cheap and effective for the purpose.

that I claim is 1. A broom, comprising a-brush, a clamp embracing the brush, inwardly projecting and slidably overlapping perforated members on the clamp close'to the brush, inwardly projecting -concave members at the top of the clamp, and a handle oppositely engaged by the concave members and having a tapered and screw threaded end extending through the perforated members and into the brush.

2. A broom, comprising a handle having a tapered and screw threaded end, a brush, sheet metal clamps oppositely engaging the brush and extending above the same, said clamps having at the upper end inwardly projecting members to engage opposite sides of the handle and also having inwardly projecting and overlapping members nearl the middle provided with openings to receive the end of the handle and having their lower ends adapted to embrace and hold the brush.

3. A broom, comprising a handle having a tapered and screw threaded end, a clamp comprising sheet metal members eachV hav-l ing an arched upper part provided with inwardly-turned portions at the top to engage Lthe handle and also having semi-circular 4. A broom, comprising a brush formed ,of broom ,corn and' secured by sewing transversely intermediate its ends,aelamp adapted to embrace the upper part of the brush and having overlapping, inwardly projecting members close above the upper end of thebrush and overlapping members at each edge of the brush and also having inwardly projecting members at the top to engage the 15 handle, and a handle having a tapered and screw threaded end inserted in the clamp and extending into the upper end of the brush.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signa 20 ture in presence of two witnesses.

VICTOR E. CLARK.

Witnesses:

PALMER A. JONES, LUTHER V. MoUL'roN. 

